Finger and back strap for hand bags



. NOV. l2, s. P|TK|N l FINGER AND BACK STRAP FOR HAND BAGS Filed July 2e. 1928 EAELE lEJZ INVENTOR. y

BY f 1- ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 12, 1929 sommen. Meininger new Yonai? my.

F'INGEBANB BACK' sTRaln non Hanni BA'es' Application med--Jiy 265.19285 seri/aim. esatta rute-inventan relates genera-uy f wiadiesf handbags andoc'lretbooks-- and has more particularreference to a novel combination linger "and backstrap v'therefor-i which@ is'- oisiinpleldurable' construction, def sita-ble r` and 'eiiicie'n'tf' in action, and' which can be' manufactured and2 'Sold at: a' reasonable' loeost': f

The-inwfention proposes the `use of a" strap attacliedatitsbot-tonendon'the rear side of" a handl bag in' proximity ofi theVA bottom,V andl extending; upwards pastthe I top 'of the hand ingergripopeningg' andiiina-lly having its topfend'fattachedon the sideoffthe bag at a point-fWhose` .distancejfromthe top oit the-'brag is slightly more" than thedia'met'er of jan 'average persons'indexL in'ger.' loop member extends over the' strapat this' point, and i' is attached ontn fthe fhiand'bag; The sa'idfI strapk should vary in' `ivicl`t`lr so that the portion ben tween the bottom-endoftheloop member. may 25fbe'1diawn' rearward's'for 'forminga' back .strapf at lthe eXp'eHSeofthe'inger grip. lThat is the finge-'r grip" redicedin. sizey to' justab'outy accommodate onesliingenj andinv tlnscone t dition itfcanfnot" be seenfrom the front" side 30'1'of"thehaudbag:` ,Al lugjm'ember may'be adL justab'ly'" mounted on( the hand' bag'and arrangedV forvvarying'the passage of? the f said loopfvmember'jiirrlimitingfthe passage' ofi' the strap'thru the* loop member andthu's Vdieter- 555 mini11g 1; f` the 'i'n'al" reduced size of the finger grin'. Y, L For furthercomprehension. of the inventio'n and ottheobjeot'and advantages thereof, refeience 'willbefhaditoptlie followingde'- 4m' scriptionand accompanying d'rawin'g's5- andto the appendedY claimsin. which the various 'Elieinventioirliastor object? the prof: vision' of a device of' the` class"mentioned,

condition. vWhen desired the strap `lmay-'be pulled thru vthe loop member 20until`limite'd Fig. lis arearside elevational'view thereof;

illustratii'ig a modifiedform ofthe' device; f

view7 talfen on:l thel line 6i-6`o*Fig;5.1

Fig. ,'Fis view Asimilar-'toFfigi butvi illusltiatiiig: ainodiic'ation vof Vthe device;

The referenceA numeral" 10 indicates* gen eraflly ahand bagolff any' design or; construe tion --liavingf a-top edge; 11, abottom edge 12,` a front: side l'iande a z rear-fsideA 14.Y strap 15- preferably` of' leather attat'zlie'dI at its bottom end onth'e rearsideiitof the hand bag in yproximity of the better-H12; as indioatedby numeral 15, and extends`l upwards'past" the top' l11` o't thehand-bag; and: then-:is looped as F7 glfis afi'atgmentary horizontal :sectional' at 17 for. forming a'finger griploop)openingl i cheated by' numeral :519 i on the rear "sidelilzoff n the handbag at'k afpo'int" whose 'distanceifrom the top lflfis slightlymore' thanl thel Adia-meter oanaveragev4 e'rsorsindex"iii-werfv Aihorifl Zontal loop member. 2O is attached abit'sends v' oittliev rearsideliofitlie hand''b'ag,` and'feX-y tends over"y thestrap 15 atsubstantially the point 1:9'.`

Thellowerportion` otI the strapy 15 parallelL sides joining"` anintermediate reduc'edportion `21 which'passes Athrufthe loop member' 20, andwhieli'i'urther on' expands intoan enlarged portion 22 arranged' for has striking'the'endsofthe loop member'and restrains a complete passing ofthe strap thru the `loop member.. l

In operation ofi the `device a' person may i Y pass one'l or more p fingers thru the `ope1iing '18 for carryingfthe'handbag ina` dependin' l bythe enlarg ediportionI 221asv shown 'in' Figs',

3 and ifforf'forming'abackgstrap' opei'iing 23..

fonpullin'g 'the strap back" vinto origiijial por! i sition. y Y i The tingersoa ,person 'may' 'then' befpas'sedi' thr'lrthe opening23 so tiifatf th'epa'lm rests' against the" rearside' 11ioff'tliebagforcarry:l Y

ing theli'andlbag li'rml'fy'.V Itis pointed out'that" the strap l5 as shown in Fig. 3 is not visible from the front side of the hand bag for reason Y of the position of the loop member 20.

VThe modiiied form of the device illustrated in Figsj and 6 discloses the top end of the strap l5 attached to the loop member 2O as at 19a, otherwise the shape of the strap and the operation of the deviceis the same as l.given in the preferred form.

In Fig. 7 a lug member 25 is shown eX- tending Vwithin the loop member 2O,k and having a rear extension 26 with a slot 27 engaged by a stud 28lixed on'the bag 10 and provided with a wing set nut 29 for locking thelug member intofixed positions sov as to .vary the width of the loop member and change the points on the strapl which engage theloop member for limiting the amount of strap passable thru the loop member and thus permit'adjustment of the size ofthe opening 24 or 23 for accommodating persons lingers of different sizes.

y'Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit .myself to the preciseV construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedv claims. Having thus i described. my invention what I claimas new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: v

1. In a device of the class described, a combination linger and back strap varranged in one position for providing a finger loop for y carrying the device in depending condition and in another position for providing a loop for carryingthe device with fingers engaged in this loop and ones palm pressed against the device. e v

' 2. In a device of the class described, a strap attached at its bottom end on the de- `vice, and extending upwards past the top ofthe device, and looped around for forming a finger. vgrip opening, and 4having its top end attached on the vdevice at a point whose distance from the top of the device is more than the diameter of an average persons index finger, and a loop member attached onI the device, and extending over the strap at the region of attachment of the top end of the strap for permitting the lower portion of the strap to be drawn outwards so as toform a back strap opening for the .A device. Y

3. In a device of the class described,` a strap attached at its bottom end on the device, and extending` upwards Vpast the top .of the device, and looped around for formregion of attachment of vthetop end of the s strap for permitting the lower portion of the strap tobe-drawn outwards so as to form. a back strap opening for the device,

the top portion o'f the strap being of enlarged width for restraining complete drawing 1 of the strap thru the loop member. y y Y 5. `In va device of thev class described, a

strap attached at its bottom end of the de# vice, Vand extending upwards Apast the top of the device, and looped around for forming a linger grip opening, vand having its top end attached on the device nearl the top thereof, and a loop member attached on the device, and extending over the strap at the region of attachment of the top end of the strap forpermitting the lower portion of Vthe strap to be drawn outwards so as to form a back strap opening'for the device, the top portionof the. strap being of enlarged width for restraining complete drawing ofthe strap thru the loop member and arranged for forming a finger loop disposed beneath the topedge of thedevice.

6. Ina device ofthe class described, la strap attachment at its bottom end of the device, and extendingY upwards past the top of the device, and looped-aroundfor forming a finger grip opening, and having its top end attached on the device near the ytop thereof, and a loop member attached on the device,'and extending over the strap at the region of attachment of the top end of thev strap for permitting the lower-'portion of the strap to be drawn outwards `so as to form a backstrap yopening for the device, v

the -top portion of the strap being of en-V larged width for restraining complete drawing of the strap thru the loop member and arrangedfor forming a linger loop disposed beneath the top edge of the device, a lug being adjustably mounted on the device and extending into the loop member for vary# ing the width thereof for the purpose stated.

-In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

ing a finger grip opening,V and having its f top endattachedl on the device near the top thereof,l and a loop member attached on the device, and extending over the strap at the region of attachment of the top end of the strap for permittingv the lower portion of n' SOLOMON PITKIN; n 

